Overview
Ten years after the Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into force in the UK, the implementation and case law related to the Act remains contentious. This new edition of the standard practitioners' text provides a complete, authoritative, and accessible guide to this challenging and rapidly evolving area of law.The core of the book is a full and lucid exploration of the statutory scheme: the Act itself, as well as the Environmental Regulations 2004 and the Data Protections Act 1998. It provides historical perspectives, aids to construction, and in-depth analysis of all provisions, with discussion expanded to include the problems exposed by the mass of information about individuals now available on the internet, and the best way to protect citizens from those who commit crimes and torts online. Further chapters address how the Act relates to other legal issues, including human rights, confidentiality, data protection, and official secrets. Finally, it offers an account of the different ways the disclosure of information is treated in the European Union and the devolved parts of the UK, and a comparative survey of information rights in other parts of the world.
Full Product Details
Author: John Macdonald QC (Barrister, Barrister, New Square Chambers) ,
Ross Crail (Barrister, Barrister, New Square Chambers)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.60cm
, Height: 4.80cm
, Length: 24.70cm
Weight: 1.556kg
ISBN: 9780198724452
ISBN 10: 0198724454
Pages: 944
Publication Date: 14 April 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Certainly the books comprehensiveness and erudition make it a must-have for any practitioner, or indeed any reader interested in this continually expanding, consistently complex and certainly topical area of law and its influence (or lack of it) within a relentlessly changing media environment. Phillip and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers
Certainly the books comprehensiveness and erudition make it a must-have for any practitioner, or indeed any reader interested in this continually expanding, consistently complex and certainly topical area of law and its influence (or lack of it) within a relentlessly changing media environment. * Phillip and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers * As can be now expected, the text is eminently readable, calmly steering the reader through the complex interconnected provisions of freedom of information, environmental information, data protection, official secrets, human rights and other related legislation which serve to promote or inhibit the disclosure and publication of information. * Kevin Dunion, University of Dundee (Entertainment Law Review) *
Author Information
John Macdonald QC is a Barrister at New Square Chambers. Ross Crail is a Barrister at New Square Chambers.
